Definitions

depot

[dee-poh, dep-oh] / ˈdi poʊ, ˈdɛp oʊ /

NOUN

storage place; station

Synonyms

STRONGEST

armory garage store storehouse terminal yard

STRONG

annex base depository destination haven junction loft lot magazine office repository storeroom terminus warehouse

WEAK

halting-place stopping place waiting room

Example Sentences

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Armed police guard the gate to the bus depot where Toño works.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Developers want to replace the depot with luxury condo towers, while opponents warn its removal could disrupt one of the world’s busiest cruise ports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

So far the students have visited a bus depot and a youth charity, with plans to visit a construction site next.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

There are 575 of them, clustered on a former munitions depot near South Dakota’s Black Hills and billed as “The Largest Survival Community on Earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The enormous wooden doors at the end of the depot opened, allowing three figures to step inside.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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